Benedicta sit

General information

Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas (not to be confused with Benedictus sit Deus Pater) is the Introit for Trinity. See also Mozart: Benedictus sit Deus, KV 117 SATB for soprano solo and orchestra, and Jacob Handl: Benedicta sit Sancta creatrix SATB

Notes on selected settings

Anonymous in Trent codex 92 SAT Robert Hugill SATB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB (without Benedicamus …)

Teodoro Riccio SSATB (without Benedicamus …) Jan Tollius SAB (2nda pars Laudate Dominum)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Agostino Agazzari — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Benedicta sit  Latin SAT
• Giovanni Croce — Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas  Latin SATTB
• Adam Gumpelzhaimer — Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas  Latin SSAB.ATTB
• Heinrich Isaac — Benedicta sit sancta  Latin SATB, STTB, ATTB
• Giovanni Bonaventura Matucci — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas  Latin TTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Benedicta sit  Latin SATB
• Teodoro Riccio — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas  Latin SSATB
• Jason Smart — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas  Latin SSAATB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria — Benedicta sit  Latin SAATTB
• Melchior Vulpius — Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas  Latin SSAATTB
• Giaches de Wert — Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas atque indivisa Unitas confitebimur ei quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. Alleluia. Benedicamus Patrem et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu.

English translation Blessed be the holy Trinity, and undivided Unity: we will give glory to Him, because He hath shown His mercy to us. Alleluia We bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit.

German translation Gepriesen sei die Heilige Dreifaltigkeit, und unteilbare Einheit. Lasst uns sie preisen, weil sie uns ihre Barmherzigkeit erweist. Halleluja. Wir preisen den Vater und den Sohn mit den Heiligen Geist. Translation by Gerhard Weydt